Synonyms for fallout
fall·out

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.7 / 3 votes

1. falloutnoun

   A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.

   Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism, title of an article by Dr. Abraham Twerski, M.D. in .

   Synonyms:
   repercussion

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fallout, radioactive dustnoun

   the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion

   Synonyms:
   side effect, radioactive dust

2. side effect, falloutnoun

   any adverse and unwanted secondary effect

   "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"

   Synonyms:
   radioactive dust, side effect

Matched Categories

1. • Consequence
   • Dust

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "fallout":

   fall-out, spin-offs, impact, rainfall, spillovers

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1. Markus Huber:

   With volatility having receded somewhat during the past few days it appears that investors have been reassessing the potential negative fallout from the slowdown in China.

2. Mark Zandi:

   It's on the front line of the fallout, it's the most directly and immediately impacted.

3. Justin Anderson:

   That takes away the pain for a short period of time, but of course it creates a heck of a lot more side effects and fallout because of the behaviors associated with it.

4. Regina Ip:

   It's not too difficult to submit a resignation letter, I have done that Regina Ip... but it's more difficult to stay behind and take care of the aftermath, we would like her to continue to hold the fort... it's not easy to deal with the fallout and clean up this mess. I think she should do her duty.

5. United States:

   This is about consequences, we need answers on how this decision was reached, whether there was an alternative and whether the President has thought through the consequences in particular for American lives and not just the troops who are on planes going to the Middle East right now, but United States citizens around the world whose lives may be at risk, because of the fallout from this action. Until we get answers on that, then this move is questionable to say the least.